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AIDS Research and `the Window of Opportunity'

Author

Curran, William J.

Bibliographic Citation

New England Journal of Medicine. 1985 Apr 4; 312(14): 903-904.

Abstract

The imminent development of a test and a screening program to detect
antibodies to the viral agent for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) in the U.S. blood supply has provided the impetus to undertake a
research project before screening begins, to study the natural development of
AIDS. Curran discusses the policy issues involved in the program, including
the ethical questions of whether donors of stored blood samples should be told
when the screening test detects AIDS antibody and whether recipients of blood
later found to be contaminated should be so informed. In both cases, he
favors the disclosure of such information. (KIE abstract)